BaseLaunch is top European accelerator Healthcare Accelerator BaseLaunch, which is operated by the location promotion organization BaselArea.swiss, is among the leading accelerators of its kind…Jérémie Meyer05.21.2019
Pfizer acquires Basel-based Therachon U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer is acquiring Basel biotech Therachon for US$ 340 million. Additional payments of US$ 470 million may…Jérémie Meyer05.09.2019
Switzerland excels with biotech start-ups According to an article in the journal “Nature”, Switzerland is the European leader with its biotech start-up ecosystem. Based on…Jérémie Meyer05.06.2019
33 recently arrived companies create hundreds of jobs The efforts of BaselArea.swiss proved extremely successful in 2018. 33 companies – seven more than in the previous year –…Jérémie Meyer03.28.2019
Basel offers the lowest corporate income tax of all major Swiss business centres The Canton of Basel-Stadt has lowered its tax rates on income, corporate income and capital retroactively to 1 January 2019.…Jérémie Meyer02.27.2019
Anaveon raises CHF 35 million Anaveon, an immuno-oncology biotech, has successfully concluded a Series A financing round led by Syncona, a UK Life Sciences fund,…Jérémie Meyer02.26.2019
“It doesn’t always have to stay the same” Désirée Mettraux has been the CEO of Creadi since 2016. The Pax spin-off has developed the Simpego online insurance platform.…Jérémie Meyer01.08.2019
GETEC acquires Infrapark Baselland The energy services provider GETEC is acquiring Infrapark Baselland AG and its activities from the chemicals company Clariant. GETEC also…Jérémie Meyer11.20.2018
Van Baerle to benefit from Schweizerhalle location Next year, chemical company Van Baerle will move from Münchenstein in the canton of Basellandschaft to the Schweizerhalle industrial location.…Jérémie Meyer11.13.2018
First semester starts well for FHNW Campus Muttenz The semester has got off to a successful start at FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland’s new…Jérémie Meyer09.20.2018